Eze Isiocha
Personal information
Date of birth 9 July 1987
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.[1]
2006 Enugu Rangers[2]
2006–2007 Bayelsa United F.C.[3]
2007 Sporting Clube de Goa
2007–2008 Citizen AA[4][5]
2008–2009 Happy Valley AA[6] (4)
2013 Nasarawa United F.C.[7]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eze Isiocha (Chinese: 伊薩; born 9 July 1987) is a Nigerian former professional footballer. He last played as a forward for Nasarawa United in the Nigeria Professional Football League in 2013. Isiocha also holds Hong Kong citizenship.

Career

Earlier career

Isiocha began his senior professional career at the Nigerian Premier League side El-Kanemi Warriors in 2005, before moving to the Nigerian giants Enugu Rangers FC in 2006. He appeared for Rangers in the CAF Champions League matches.

Later in 2007, he signed with another Nigerian side Bayelsa United and played there until the club sacked seventeen out of thirty seven players including him, on its books for the 2007 football season.[3]

Hong Kong

In 2007, Isiocha signed with Hong Kong Premier League side Citizen AA and won the 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup.[8]

The number 9 emblazoned on the back of his jersey at Happy Valley AA,[9] Isiocha was ready by the second round of the 2008-09 Hong Kong First Division League hosting Fourway,[10] contributing a hat-trick in a 9-0 hammering of Mutual[11] and finishing the season with four goals.[12]

India

Isiocha came to India and signed with Goa based Sporting Clube de Goa during the middle of 2007.[13] Few days later he lodged a complaint to FIFA, the world football governing body, claiming he had got a three-year contract but it was ended prematurely so they owed him money.[14] In turn, FIFA asked the Flaming Orange to pay him[14] but they denied it, threatening to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports.[15]

Isiocha, whose three-year contract with the club, beginning in 2007-08 was terminated after two months through the complaints to FIFA that he hadn’t received his salary. Following investigations, FIFA asked the Goan club to pay. Peter Vaz, president of SCG, though said the club doesn’t have to.[16]

Honours

Citizen AA

References

  1. ↑ Nigeria: Globacom League: Wasteful El-Kanemi Stop 3SC Allafrica.com Retrieved 12 March 2021
  2. ↑ Nigeria: Rangers Sign 27 for CAF League Allafrica.com (This Day)
  3. 1 2 Nigeria: Bayelsa Sack Facindo, Atulewa, 15 Others ahead of their 2007 Football season Allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021 (The Daily Champion)
  4. ↑ 球隊名單公佈 Citizen Football Club
  5. ↑ 成功關鍵 Citizen Football Club. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  6. ↑ Eze Isiocha : Football Career Transfers and Statistics soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  7. ↑ NPLF season: Nasarawa United register 35 players The Nation Nigeria
  8. ↑ Eze Isiocha player profile soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  9. ↑ 新球員及預備組 HVAAFC BLOG
  10. ↑ 新軍四海鬥愉園望有驚喜 蘋果日報
  11. ↑ 快意空調甲組聯賽 淦源 0:9 愉園 東方 0:1 四海 香港足球總會
  12. ↑ Eze Isiocha soccer player profile Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  13. ↑ Season ending transfers in Indian Football Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  14. 1 2 FIFA Fine Sporting Clube De Goa Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  15. ↑ Eze Must Be Punished For Cheating - Sporting Clube De Goa Goal.com
  16. ↑ Sporting Clube De Goa refute FIFA claim on Eze Isiocha matter Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  17. ↑ HKFA Website, Lanwa International FA CUP Final & Donation for the earthquake victims www.hkfa.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021
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